Frequently Asked Questions

You need to determine if the existing bond of the tile is adequate before you do anything. Remove loose tiles from the existing installation. Next, scrub the existing floor with a stripper solution and then rinse it thoroughly with clear water and allow to dry. Both porcelain and quarry surfaces need to be prepared smooth with an underlayment to remove grout line and tile texture. Quarry tile is especially difficult to bond anything to the surface of as it may be saturated with sealing oils or cleaning oils like Lest-Oil or Pine Sol or Murphy's Oil Soap. Oily quarry tile will need to be abraded to a rough dull texture and cleaned once again. Select an underlayment that requires priming of the intended substrate prior to applying a product like F-10 Self-Leveling or Poz 1 trowelable, that require the use of P-100 Primer.